Improvement in wooden houses



J. R.. PERRY.

WOODEN-HOUSES.

Patented Fe`n.6,1877.

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JOSEPH R. PERRY, OF WILKESBARRE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WOODEN HOUSES.

Specilication forming part of Letters Patent No. 186,950, dated February6, 1877; application iled January 15, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH R. PERRYmf the city of Wilkesbarre, in thecounty of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Wooden Houses; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whichwill enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The object of my invention is to construct a substantial wooden wall forhouses without the use of framings with the least possible quantity ofmaterials and at the lowest cost, and to provide a space to be filled inwith sand, mortar, plaster-oi'-paris and sand, sawdust, or any othersuitable materials, to insure it against cold, rain, storm, or tire andit consists in forming longitudinal compartments by means of sides andcappings or plates, and their intermediate supports, furnishin g asmooth inner wall suitable for painting or clothing and papering, all ofwhich is fully explained in the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification.

Figure 1 is a sectional end elevation, showing a wall constructedaccording to my invention, in which A represents the bottom sill, on thetop of which a strip,B, is nailed lengthwise, to be as wide as the spacerequired within the walls. The outside and inside boards or plank c andd are nailed to the strip B, in order to fasten their bottoms firmly tothe sill A. The outside of the wall may beplaned into any form forornamentation, or a recess, X, made to improve their appearance. Theyare designed to run in width from vfive to twelveinches, if so desired,and are plowed and tongued, and planed on their outer sides and bothedges, but for very cheap buildings may be nailed together in a roughstate. The intermediate capping-piece e, when placed upon the sides cand d, completes one compartment of this wall. Having the spaces fordoors and windows set oli' in erecting this wall, a strip, f, about oneor one and one-half inch thick, is nailed up plumb on each side of thedoors or windows, and a corner-post, g, say two by three, is nailed andstayed at each corner. (Shown by Figs. 2 and 3, which are top Views ofthe wall, omitting tongues and grooves.) The strips f form jambpiecesfor the doors and windows. In addition to these, every two to six feetapart, place another strip, f, along the wall, and this will be all thesupport needed to erect and maintain the walls in an upright position. v

Fig. 2 shows how to cut the plates or cappings e, so as to slide themonto the sides o and d. Whatever lling is intended to be usedand in allordinary buildings dry sand Will be the cheapest and best on account ofits tendency to absorb moisturemust now be put in, and the plate drivendown and nailed. The tongues and grooves should tit snugly, so as todrive down tight. The capping e is made to project so as to form a watertable to each compartment, and is formed with a plowed recess and tongueon its outer and upper edge or face. (Shown at the arrow head.) By thismeans a double tongue and groove is formed in driving on the outsideboardl c, making it impossible for rain or storm to enter. In thismanner every other compartment is formed until the building iscompleted.

rIhe corners may be formed by mitering, as in Fig. 3, or, as in Fig. 4.,by butting each alternate compartment and nailing into their ends, withor without the cornerpost g. On

the outside of the corners the boards h are nailed to finish it olf.

After lling the inside of the chambers with sand, and no rain beinglikely to penetrate them, the cappings and sides may be formed as seenin Fig. 5; and in Fig. 6 (an end view) is shown another method offorming the compartments, but not so good as those described.

At the top of Fig. l the joist t' is notched, and rests upon the cappingor plate e, and is nailed to it, and may be nailed from the outsideboard into the end. Between each: joist the inside wall is tirmlynailed, and held by the cappings e. The door and Window casings arenailed against the sides by cutting away the drip portion of thecappings, as is usual with such projections.

Having thus fully described my improvement, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A hollow wooden wall composed of lon- In testimony that I claim theforegoing as gitudinail compartments, which are limited in my owninvention I ax my signature in pressize by their sides c and d, platesor cappings ence of two witnesses.

e, and their intermediate supports f and g, substantially in the mannerand for the pur- JOSEPH R. PERRY. pose specified.

2. The double tongue and groove formed by Witnesses: capping e, combinedwith the outside board c, CEAS. A. ZIEGLER, in the manner and for thepurpose specified. FELIX GERHARD.

